Children found sitting on loaded rifle; 4 adults arrested

Police responding to a report of "shots fired" found two children sitting on a loaded gun.

Lori Steineck CantonRep.com staff writer @lsteineckREP

Two small children were sitting on a loaded gun when police responding to a "shots fired" report pulled over a woman who claimed only children were inside her truck, Stark County Jail records said.

They soon arrested her and three other people, seizing the gun and bags of cocaine and marijuana.

The following people were arrested when police pulled over the truck about 5:30 p.m. Wednesday in the 100 block of Elgin Avenue NW: Marjorie R. Clark, 48; Lonnie J. Clark, 25, and Mark E. Mullins, 27, all of 1803 Root Ave. NE; and Annajean P. Holben, 36, of 1309 13th St. NW.

Police were responding to a report that a man had fired shots from a vehicle and the vehicle Clark was driving matched the description.

Holben's 11-year-old son and a 3-year-old girl were sitting on a loaded 9mm rifle in the vehicle, which she had rented, the jail records said.

Police found a bag of cocaine in the front glove compartment. They also found a bag of marijuana in Mullins' front pocket.

All of the adults were jailed on charges of improper handling of firearms in a motor vehicle.

Lonnie Clark was charged with felony drug trafficking, endangering children, cocaine possession and having weapons under disability. And Marjorie Clark was additionally charged with obstructing official business.

Holben also was charged with felony drug trafficking and endangering children.

Mullins was charged additionally with endangering children and marijuana possession.

The Clarks and Holben remained jailed early Thursday, held in lieu of $26,000 bond apiece. Mullins also remained in jail, held in lieu of $1,000 bond pending a hearing in Canton Municipal Court.

Reach Lori at 330-580-8309 or on Twitter: @lmonsewiczREP

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